Big gains from Chiquita Brands, Delta Air Lines and Live Nation have helped lift our 2013 stocks picks 7.4%, more than double their benchmarks' rise. Our short picks, including Uni-Pixel and Linn Energy, fell 21.2%.

It has been a good year so far for Barron's, with both our bullish and our bearish stock picks leading the market. The 67 companies that were the subject of bullish articles in the first half of 2013 showed an average gain of 7.4%, compared with a 3% rise in their relevant benchmark indexes, as measured from the Friday before each publication through June 28. Our six bearish calls were even sharper, as the stocks plunged an average of 21.2%, compared with a 2.3% gain in the benchmarks.